Job Humbles Himself before the LORD 1 DRA And the Lord went on, and said to Job: BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Job:
2 DRA Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him. BSB BSB: “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3 DRA Then Job answered the Lord, and said: BSB BSB: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 DRA What can I answer, who hath spoken inconsiderately? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. BSB BSB: “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
5 DRA One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said: and another, to which I will add no more. BSB BSB: I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
The LORD Challenges Job Again 6 DRA And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said: BSB BSB: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 DRA Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me. BSB BSB: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 DRA Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified? BSB BSB: Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 DRA And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him? BSB BSB: Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 DRA Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments. BSB BSB: Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 DRA Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him. BSB BSB: Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12 DRA Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place. BSB BSB: Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13 DRA Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit. BSB BSB: Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14 DRA Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee. BSB BSB: Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 DRA Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox. BSB BSB: Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16 DRA His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly. BSB BSB: See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 DRA He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together. BSB BSB: His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 DRA His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron. BSB BSB: His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 DRA He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword. BSB BSB: He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 DRA To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play. BSB BSB: The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 DRA He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places. BSB BSB: He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 DRA The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about. BSB BSB: The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 DRA Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth. BSB BSB: Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 DRA In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes. BSB BSB: Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
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